The Milwaukee Brewers will likely be with out one in all their most dynamic gamers to start out the common season. Heart fielder Garrett Mitchell has a fracture in his left hand and can open the season on the injured checklist, supervisor Pat Murphy introduced Monday (per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). Mitchell suffered the harm when he was jammed on a swing over the weekend.
Mitchell, the No. 20 choose within the 2020 draft, is a profession .278/.343/.452 hitter with 5 residence runs and 9 stolen bases over 47 large league video games. Shoulder surgical procedure restricted Mitchell to solely 19 video games final season — 16 earlier than surgical procedure and three after — and now the hand harm will sideline him to open the 2024 season. He’ll see a specialist to find out a timetable for his return.
The Brewers are loaded with outfielders, a lot in order that Sal Frelick was anticipated to spend a minimum of a while at third base this 12 months. Mitchell’s harm figures to push Frelick again into the outfield full-time with Joey Ortiz, who came visiting within the Corbin Burnes commerce, taking on at third base. Murphy’s common lineup might appear to be this:
- CF Sal Frelick
- C William Contreras
- LF Christian Yelich
- 1B Rhys Hoskins
- SS Willy Adames
- DH Gary Sánchez
- RF Jackson Chourio
- 2B Brice Turang
- 3B Joey Ortiz
Frelick performed loads of proper discipline final 12 months and Chourio got here up by means of the minors as a middle fielder, although Chourio has performed proper discipline primarily within the last days of spring coaching, and is prone to start the season there. Both method, with Frelick or Chourio, the Brewers may have a robust defender in heart. Joey Wiemer, one other sturdy defender, is ticketed for Triple-A.
Along with Mitchell, the Brewers may also be with out nearer Devin Williams (stress fractures in his again) and lefty Wade Miley (shoulder soreness). Williams is predicted to overlook a minimum of three months. Stalwart Brandon Woodruff will miss the season following shoulder surgical procedure as effectively.
Milwaukee went 92-70 and received the NL Central for the second time in three years final season, although they have been rapidly swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks within the Wild Card Collection. Longtime supervisor Craig Counsell joined the division rival Chicago Cubs within the offseason.
The Brewers will likely be in New York to face the Mets on Opening Day this Thursday.
